Michael Hession

Michael Hession serves as General Counsel for John Hancock Trust Company since January 2017 and as VP and Deputy Chief Counsel for John Hancock Financial Services since July 2015. Previously, Hession held the position of Director and Associate General Counsel at New York Life Investment Management LLC from April 2003 to June 2015, where Hession was the chief counsel for retirement plan administration. Additional experience includes serving as VP and Senior Counsel at Merrill Lynch, focusing on mutual fund distribution, and as an associate at Seward & Kissel LLP, providing counsel on mutual fund regulatory issues. Hession's early career includes a law clerk position at Ernst & Young and serving as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy. Hession holds a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA, BS in Political Science and Education from Boston University.